tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786783108846468976.post4140691703996475329..comments2024-03-03T02:40:44.015-06:00Comments on The Hemlock Tea Room and Ladies' Emporium: CROP POLLINATORS FACING EXTINCTION? ARE THE 'BIG 6' KILLING THEM?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786783108846468976.post-53264435493552420092015-05-13T22:01:07.277-05:002015-05-13T22:01:07.277-05:00IN CASE YOU MISSED THE UPDATE IN THE TEXT....
2014...IN CASE YOU MISSED THE UPDATE IN THE TEXT....<br />2014-2015 COLONY COUNT IS JUST OUT: <br />By — Associated Press May 13 <br />"More than 2 out of 5 American honeybee colonies died in the past year — and, surprisingly, the worst die-off was in the summer, according to a new survey.<br /><br />Since April 2014, beekeepers have lost 42.1 percent of their colonies, the second-highest loss rate in nine years, according to an annual survey conducted by a bee partnership that includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<br /><br />“What we’re seeing with this bee problem is just a loud signal that there’s some bad things happening with our agro ecosystems,” said study co-author Keith Delaplane at the University of Georgia. “We just happen to notice it with the honeybee because they are so easy to count.”<br /><br />What shocked them is that this is the first time they’ve noticed bees dying more in summer than winter.<br /><br />The scientists said mites, poor nutrition and pesticides are to blame for the bee deaths." <br /><br />AND PESTICIDES CAUSE POOR NUTRITION, AN INCREASE IN MITE INFESTATION, AND...COLONY DEATH! <br /><br />Waninahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714851314831283910noreply@blogger.com